BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20@wessexleague.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20260627 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20260629 DTSTAMP:20260206T120037Z URL:https://wessexleague.org/events/albion-cup-2026/ SUMMARY:Albion Cup 2026 DESCRIPTION:Dates and Location:\n\n \n\n Main Event: 27-28 June 2026\n\n\ n\n\n \n\n General Booking Opens: \n\n\n\n\n \n\n General Booking Clo ses: \n\n\n\n\n \n\n Venue: Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre\, Mar low\, SL7 1RR\n\n\n\n\n \n\n Website: https://www.bishamabbeynsc.co.uk /nsc/\n\n\n\n\nCompetition Categories:\nNB- if a category is full you can add yourself to the waiting list here.\n\n \n\n Longsword Category A/B:\ n\n \n\n Eligibility: After registration finishes we will split the fenc ers between A and B category basing on the HEMA Ratings rank\n If a fence r prefers to be placed in Category A rather than Category B\, they can ind icate this preference on the booking form. However\, we will only move fen cers to Category A if they are on the borderline and there are still avail able spots in Category A.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\n Open Single Rapie r\, Sabre Category A/B:\n\n \n\n Eligibility: After registration finishe s we will split the fencers between A and B category basing on the HEMA Ra tings rank.\n If a fencer prefers to be placed in Category A rather than Category B\, they can indicate this preference on the booking form. Howeve r\, we will only move fencers to Category A if they are on the borderline and there are still available spots in Category A.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n Women's+ Longsword\, Single Rapier\, Sabre:\n\n \n\ n Eligibility: Women and non-binary fencers who feel it is suitable for t hem (see the bottom of this page for a full explanation: https://wessexlea gue.org/rules/tournament-rules/)\n A/B Split: If the Women's+ tournaments are sufficient large (40+) and there is an obvious ratings divide we may also run A/B tournaments for these categories\n If a fencer prefers to be placed in Category A rather than Category B\, they can indicate this pref erence on the booking form. However\, we will only move fencers to Categor y A if they are on the borderline and there are still available spots in C ategory A.\n\n\n\n\n We may publish some information about where we excep t to split tournaments in to A/B but this can change up until the day due to drop outs affecting the borderline. \n\n\n\nAs well as competitions\, there will be a dedicated large sparring and warm-up area available throug hout both days. We only ask that sparring stops during the finals for each tournament.\n\nRefund Policy:\n\n \n\n Refunds are available for any ( or no) reason up until General Booking closes (May 18th) - simply email us and we will refund the booking. Refunds may take a few days to process\, especially if it is close to the event.\n Transfers are available at any time. You may arrange to give your spot to anyone you like. If you paid i n full or they are eligible for the same discount as you\, then you may si mply arrange payment between each other. If you had a discounted ticket th at they are not entitled to they must also pay us the difference in ticket price.\n Late Refunds are available if you are suffering from an infecti ous disease. We would rather attendees not come in these situations!\n If you are staffing we will also refund you in full if you must drop out of a tournament (e.g. for injury) but are still attending to staff. In this s ituation you will also be entitled to the full volunteer expenses.\n\n\n\n In all cases\, simply email us to arrange the relevant refund. Please try to give us as much warning as possible as managing late refunds takes a lo t of effort and in the run up to the event we are very busy with final pre parations to make sure everything runs smoothly.\n\n \n\n\n\nEquipment an d Rules:\n\n \n\n Bring-Your-Own-Weapon: For all tournaments. Your sword will need to be checked against our requirements before the tournament: p lease give your sword to the sword-checking team at least 1 hour before yo ur competition\n\n\n\n\n \n\n Tournament Rules and Equipment Requirement s: Please be sure to read the tournament rules and minimum required equipm ent requirements. It is your responsibility to make sure you have the corr ect equipment for the event - if you do not have sufficient or appropriate equipment you will not be allowed to fence in the tournament. \n Borrow ing Equipment: Contact organizers for potential arrangements and we may b e able to support\n\n\n\n\nAccommodation:\n\n \n\n On-site Twin Rooms (+ 2 quad rooms): £120 per person for 2 nights (Friday/Saturday - breakfast included)\, limited availability.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n Booking: First come\,  first served. Booking using this form is for one place in a twin room ra ther than a whole room. If you are planning to share with someone\, please ensure they also book/you make a separate room booking on their behalf. B oth note your preferred room mate when booking\, otherwise you will be ran domly assigned.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n Double rooms or longer stays are also a vailable from Bisham Abbey directly at a slightly higher rate.  There are other accommodation options in Marlow and the surrounding area.\n\n\n\n\n Meals and Refreshments:\n\n \n\n On-site Cafe: Provides meals\, drinks\ , and snacks.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n Friday Social: Local pub\, d etails TBA.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n Breakfast Included: For on-site accommodatio n.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n Saturday Social: Details TBA.\n\n\n\n\nVolunteer Oppo rtunities:\n\n \n\n Benefits:\n You will get Albion Cup 2026 t-shirt\n You will get one free tournament entry\n Lunch (in the form of pizza) wi ll be provided\n You will get at most 2 staffing shifts per day\, aiming for a maximum of 3 overall\n In exchange we ask that you book a maximum o f 2 open tournaments if attending both days\, or 1 if attending only 1 day \n\n\n\n\n \n\n Types of Work: Indicate preferred tasks in questionnair e.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n Purely Volunteering: Officiating only\, t ravel costs reimbursed (up to £80)\, lunch provided.\n\n\n\n\n\nMerchand ise:\nThis year we are offering possibility to buy Albion Cup merchandise in a form of t-shirts.\n\nTBC\nHEMA Gear and Weapons Vendors:\nWe are exci ted to host HEMA vendors this year. Limited spaces for stalls are availabl e for the entire tournament weekend (27-28 June 2026). To secure your spot contact us on wessexleague@gmail.com\nIf you are interested in sponsoring our tournament and providing prizes for the winners please contact us!\n\ nCost to attend: \n• ONLY volunteering as an official\, without parti cipating in any tournaments – FREE of charge.\n\n £40 per open compe tition entry\n £35 for women's+ tournaments\n\nDisclaimer: By registerin g you agree to the following statement:\n\n“I understand that whilst eve ry care will be taken to give safe instruction\, I accept full responsibil ity and consider myself fit to participate. I have answered all questions correctly and all medical and health considerations are noted below.”\n\ nHow we use your data: We will only use your personal data for managing ou r events. By registering you agree to share the data from your matches wit h HEMA Ratings and HEMA Scorecard\,. We cannot accept your registration if you do not agree to this as these are necessary to run the event. Your re sults will also be posted on our website.\n\nWe may share or publish anony mous and/or aggregate data based on your personal data through our researc h partners (Historical Fencing Research Ltd). We will only share or publis h data where the individual cannot be directly identified from the dataset . This is primarily to aid safety and other essential research. Examples i nclude:\n\n Statistics on swords or equipment in use at our events\n Rep orts on injuries at our event\n\nIf you don't want to appear in HEMA Ratin gs\, you can contact HEMA Ratings directly and ask for your record to be a nonymised. Your data will still be submitted\, but it will not appear in a ny public page.\n\nOur full privacy policy can be found here: https://wess exleague.org/about/gdpr/\nIf you missed out on a tournament please sign up to the waiting list by clicking here. If anyone drops out we will contact you. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR